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Primary Program (Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten)

Napa Valley Montessori’s preschool program is available to children ages 2.6 to 5. For our Primary Curriculum, children choose their work from among the self-correcting materials displayed on open shelves, and they work in specific work areas. Over a period of time, the children develop into a “normalized community,” working with high concentration and few interruptions.

Normalization is the process whereby a child moves from being undisciplined to self-disciplined, from disordered to ordered, from distracted to focused, through work in the environment. The process occurs through repeated work with materials that captivate the child’s attention. For some children, this inner change may take place quite suddenly, leading to deep concentration. In the Montessori primary, academic competency is a means to an end, and the manipulatives are viewed as “materials for development.”

Hours

Mornings: 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Full Day: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Extended Child Care: 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Days

5 day, 4 day, and 3 day programs available.

Kindergarten Program

Napa Valley Montessori offers Kindergarten program the Redwood Room. In the Montessori environment, the child is presented with endless opportunities to develop all his senses and his motor skills with the aid of self-correcting materials in a prepared setting. During the Kindergarten year a child can now work with these materials in more depth, thus gaining more insights from them, using this base, can move into the academic areas.

Hours

8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Extended Hours: 7:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m.

Days

Monday – Friday

Before and After School Hours

Napa Valley Montessori offers before and after school programs to all students at an additional cost. Various activities that include puzzles, games, art projects and books are available. In the afternoon outside activities will be incorporated, weather permitting.